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“A searing graphic memoir that refuses to let genocide fade into silence. The art brilliantly captures emotions through expressive body language, strategic use of negative space, and page turns that will leave readers breathless. Takvorian transforms personal family history into urgent testimony, proving graphic narrative’s unique power to bear witness to atrocity. Devastating and necessary.”

—Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review

“Perfect for readers who enjoyed George Takei’s They Called Us Enemy and Kiku Hughes’s Displacement… A powerful ­autobiographical graphic novel that paints a poignant ­portrait of an immigrant family’s reckoning with heritage and history, this is recommended for all collections.”

—School Library Journal, Starred Review

“Devastating and important… Memorializing the Armenian genocide alongside its searing tale of family wounds and survival, Armaveni is an exemplary graphic memoir.”

—Foreword, Starred Review

Armaveni: A Graphic Novel of the Armenian Genocide

Written by Nadine Takvorian
Illustrated by Nadine Takvorian
Published by Levine Querido

A bold, autobiographical graphic novel chronicling one girl’s quest to uncover her family’s history during the Armenian genocide.

Nadine loves stories and her mother loves to tell them—all but one. Nadine would give anything to learn about her family’s history in Armenia and Turkey—where they came from and how they came to America—but it is just too painful for her parents. All Nadine knows is that they were caught up in the Armenian genocide.

Until one day the dam bursts. And through that flood of stories and memories, and a trip back to their people’s homelands, Nadine discovers a key to unlocking her own heritage and the courage to speak up when injustice rears its head again.

Told in interwoven historical, contemporary, and fantastical sequences, Armaveni is a gripping graphic novel debut and a much-needed historical document.

Primary ISBN: 9781646146369
Publication Date: March 2026
Available As: Hardcover, Paperback, eBook
Young Adult, Graphic Novel, Age 12 or older

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Setting: Armenia, Turkey, United States

Character's Place in the Immigration Journey: 1st Generation

Book Creator(s) Connection to the Community Represented: Own Voices/Lived Experience

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